Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Digital Services Act

Intended results Call for EU Member states to phase out the pervasive online tracking business model, prohibit dark patterns and offer privacy safeguards in the Digital Services Act

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olga Cronin and Johnny Ryan

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Email sent to Minister of State Robert Troy TD and all members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media in March 2022.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Ruairi O'Murchu TD, Ivana Bacik TD and Senator Marie Sherlock in March 2022.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)